Bikes are cool. So are birds. Cars are less cool for everyone, including bikes and birds. (he/him)
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Returning here only to say…GET OFF TWITTER. Come to BlueSky. Iif you do it, so will others. This will only continue on this site . nytimes.com/2025/03/14/techn…
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Caps preparing for the Rangers, Game 1 is Sunday afternoon at MSG, and @AlanMay_16 joins us. Here’s Friday’s CTM: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Your thoughts on getting resurfacing right for Complete Streets projects? arlingtonva.konveio.com/resu…
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In need of a bike? There are two used bike sales happening this weekend! 🚲🏷️
Saturday - Bikes For The World will have a sale in Rockville, MD.
bit.ly/3wDbn7W
Sunday - @velocitycoop will have a sale at their warehouse in Alexandria, VA.
bit.ly/3wDs832
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Polluting gridlock on the right. A functional and sustainable transportation system on the left. – at Washington, DC
“There’s not a lot of problems in my life that I can think my way out of, but I’ve yet to find one I can’t bike my way out of.” Love this. Get a bike vm.tiktok.com/TTPdAhnh9C/
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Last spring, my awesome parents took a big leap and traded in their SUV😱 for a @RadPowerBikes e-bike!
Once infrequent bike users have now ridden 1,000+ miles in less than a year🥳.
Yet another example of the power of e-bikes to change lives 🥲.
Taking a @bikeshare e-bike to the CaBi station at @Reagan_Airport is without a doubt the best way to go!
@BikeArlington
I would watch the crap out of a Hooded Merganser Bachelorette spin-off
The Bachelorette, but make it ducks 🦆😍 (Hooded Merganser courtship display at West Lake) #birdwatching #birdphotography @BirdQueens
The answer is infrastructure.
Don't build cities to maintain the status quo. Build it for the future we want and it will happen.
Driving 156 mph is obviously insane, but it shouldn't even be possible!! In DC, tiny little SCOOTERS can't go above 10 MPH but for those large death machines, feel free to go drag race or whatever because...freedom.
This won’t fix everything and should be accompanied with expanded bus service and bus lanes 🚌. But at least it’s another indication that DC leadership recognizes bikes as a source of transportation. All aboard the CaBi train!
To ease travel disruptions caused by reduced Metrorail service, we are partnering with @Lyft to offer a free 30-day Capital Bikeshare membership to all DC residents who may need it.
With a membership, 45-min rides are FREE.
Learn more about registering: tinyurl.com/FreeCapitalBikes…
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Quite a tweet from Volkswagen's CEO [translated from German]:
"In overcrowded urban centers, the car - including the emission-free e-car - will only be accepted in the future if the bike has enough space in the mobility mix."
Radfahren macht Spaß, ist gesund und gut für die Umwelt. In überfüllten urbanen Zentren wird das Auto - auch das emissionsfreie E-Auto - zukünftig nur dann akzeptiert, wenn das Rad genug Raum im Mobilitätsmix hat. linkedin.com/posts/herbertdi…
So much good just from rethinking public space, "50% of public space is occupied by private cars, which are used mostly by the richest, and mostly by men, because it’s mostly men who drive, and so in total, the richest men are using half the public space." slate.com/business/2021/09/p…